166. Lord, Thou Hast Drawn Us After Thee

6-8s.
by A.M. Toplady
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Lord, Thou hast drawn us after Thee,
 
Now let us run and never tire;
 
Thy presence shall our comfort be,
 
Thyself our hope, our sole desire.
 
Our present Savior, while nor fear
 
Nor sin can come if Thou art near.
“Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.” (Song of Solomon 1:4)
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1)
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What in Thy love possess we not?
 
Our star by night, our sun by day,
 
Our spring of life when parched with drought:
 
Our wine to cheer, our bread to stay,
 
Our strength, our shield, our safe abode,
 
Our robe before the throne of God!
“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” (Exodus 33:14)
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)
“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.” (Psalm 73:25)
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Hebrews 13:20-21)
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4)
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)
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Unchangeable, Thy gracious love
 
Our earthly path has ceaseless viewed;
 
Ere knew our beating heart to move,
 
Thy tender mercies still pursued;
 
Ever with us may they abide,
 
And close us in on every side.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James 1:17)
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.” (Psalm 139:13)
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.” (Psalm 23:6)
“The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.” (Psalm 119:64)
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